Spraying Alcohol

[carebear]

lemme guess - evil petrochemicals. which of course are NOT used in the production of the soap or any of the components.

oh, except in gathering and refining the components, making them, transporting them, heating or cooling or dehumidifying the soaping areas, or to produce the energy to run the computer from which one is posting, or to make or insulate the soaping vessels, to lubricate the machinery, to make the rubber gaskets that keep your machinery's motors clean and dry, hell to MAKE the plastic components of the computer and to refine the metals in the computer, etc. nor to make the rubber bands used to tie back one's hair, or the stretchy thread in one's hair net (lovely things that they are), etc.

but petrochemicals never shall touch our soaps. kinda. sorta. ok not really.

 

[PrairieCraft]

lemme guess - evil petrochemicals. which of course are NOT used in the production of the soap or any of the components.

oh, except in gathering and refining the components, making them, transporting them, heating or cooling or dehumidifying the soaping areas, or to produce the energy to run the computer from which one is posting, or to make or insulate the soaping vessels, to lubricate the machinery, to make the rubber gaskets that keep your machinery's motors clean and dry, hell to MAKE the plastic components of the computer and to refine the metals in the computer, etc. nor to make the rubber bands used to tie back one's hair, or the stretchy thread in one's hair net (lovely things that they are), etc.

but petrochemicals never shall touch our soaps. kinda. sorta. ok not really.

Where is the LIKE button on this thing.

 

[jadiebugs1]

:twisted: feelin a little growly today, carebear??? lol!

i'm hitting my "like" button, too. :wink:

 

[carebear]

today.
every day.
i have a few soap boxes upon which I am more than willing to perch...

chemicals
petrochemical
"natural"
flashpoint
just to name a few

oh, and any mis-information offered as "knowledgeable" advice that I see will summarily be corrected... not to say there isn't a TON I don't know LOL - but when I DO know, so will the offender...

 

[SudsyKat]

LIKE, indeed.

 

[jadiebugs1]

today.
every day.
i have a few soap boxes upon which I am more than willing to perch...

chemicals
petrochemical
"natural"
flashpoint
just to name a few

oh, and any mis-information offered as "knowledgeable" advice that I see will summarily be corrected... not to say there isn't a TON I don't know LOL - but when I DO know, so will the offender...

you go girl!

 

[Tabitha]

whispers to carebear...{{{preservatives}}}

 

[carebear]

oh lordy, thanks for the reminder...

yes, and preservatives LOL

 

[Deda]

 

[Sunny]

I use isopropyl alcohol for ash as well, with great success! I don't know the "official method" but I spray a ton of it on the tops after I get my mold all settled in its gelling spot. Then I spray some more after I unmold and cut (I spray all the sides too just for good measure).

 

[agriffin]

whispers to carebear...{{{preservatives}}}

(You beat me to it.)

 

[agriffin]

Bakingnana:
You said to spritz at pour AND before unmolding.

I just tried spritzing at pour the other day but it didn't really work. I still got ash. I didn't soak the soap but spritzed several...um...pumps/sprays on it.

After thinking about it though...I do CPOP. So it would make sense that any alcohol spritzed on would be cooked off right away, right?

Could that be why it didn't really work?

Stacey- I do CPOP. I spray it liberally on top before it goes in the oven. Then about 30 minutes later (remove from oven first!), then when it is completely gelled and I remove from oven, I spray again.

You'll get used to knowing how much it needs. You'll see it start to ash up...spray it some more. Sometimes I even get a pearly sheen...but even that's better than ash.

I've found that using 90% works way better than 70% (which sometimes doesn't work at all). I use both isopropyl and ethyl...but usually isopropyl.

 

[Stacey]

Thanks for the answer agriffin! Mucho appreciated!

 

[BakingNana]

Stacey, sorry I didn't get back to the forum to answer, but what agriffin said. I don't spray lightly; I spray enough to soak it.

@carebear, et al. At yesterday's fair I gave the "what's natural" speech umpteen times. I start out saying "we make cold process soaps and natural bath products; of course that's as opposed to unnatural bath products!" Which then launches into my personal opinion of the word "natural" and other meaningless terms. Making it humorous really gets them to understand and accept. Hopefully, there are a few more people out there now who interpret product labels a little bit better. "Natural" to me is strictly a marketing ploy. But....I have to admit I've gone back and forth on whether to use the word with my dog shampoo and camper's soap. It works in marketing. :twisted: